HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Nov. 14, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Western Montana Mental Health Center, MT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 14, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9604, row:743)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Western Montana Mental Health Center, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 86,758 individuals. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical and security safeguards.